A Sad Note

About an hour out of Titusville we listened to Coast Guard warnings of an out of control boat and 1 person in the water.  As we crossed through the NASA haul over canal and approached the Titusville train bridge we could see a police boat with lights flashing and 2 smaller power boats around the "out of control" boat. It was only a 12' open fishing boat and was spinning in circles.  Once moored in Titusville we heard on the local news that they found the person in the water. It was a 48 year old man who appeared to try to swim to shore and drowned. He did not have a life jacket on. The water was rough out there with wind advisories out and small craft warnings.  Later we saw the police towing the little open boat into Titusville.  Sad ending to a preventable accident. We should all respect the strength of wind and water.